freebird5825
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Today I had fun helping a friend get his lawnmower running better. It is a mulching mower that bogged down and stalled in thick grass. I went through the ignition, carburetion, compression, and power sequence with him. I explained the fuel/air mixture balance and what running rich and lean meant.
I fine tuned the throttle/governor stop screw so it would run at higher RPMs. A new air filter made all the difference. I showed him how to tip the push handle down a little bit to let the mower deck clear itself of accumulated thick grass so the engine wouldn't stall under load.
For those wondering how a woman knows about these things, I repaired lawnmowers at Sears for a summer while being trained by a master mechanic and took a small engine correspondence course. I still w*rk on my own small engine powered equipment.
He was never taught anything about mechanical things. Talk about a quick study. I am proud to say that the world now has a new amateur small engine technician on the loose.
I love teaching.
Today I had fun helping a friend get his lawnmower running better. It is a mulching mower that bogged down and stalled in thick grass. I went through the ignition, carburetion, compression, and power sequence with him. I explained the fuel/air mixture balance and what running rich and lean meant.
I fine tuned the throttle/governor stop screw so it would run at higher RPMs. A new air filter made all the difference. I showed him how to tip the push handle down a little bit to let the mower deck clear itself of accumulated thick grass so the engine wouldn't stall under load.
For those wondering how a woman knows about these things, I repaired lawnmowers at Sears for a summer while being trained by a master mechanic and took a small engine correspondence course. I still w*rk on my own small engine powered equipment.
He was never taught anything about mechanical things. Talk about a quick study. I am proud to say that the world now has a new amateur small engine technician on the loose.
I love teaching.